Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-07

from their sins and come unto thee,
lest they be destroyed BY the sword
of thy wrath and they be as rotten
leaves in the clefts Of the mount !
The face OF the man upon the burro
turned CHASTITY white. q 5s.5:
Drawing small leather bound Bible
from an inner pocket OF his coat, the
evangelist opened it and read: g If
any man hate his neighbor, and liein
wait for him, and rise up against and
snlite him mortally that he die: and
f1eeth into one of these cities, then the
elders Of this city shall send and fetch
him thence, and deliver him into the
hand OF the avenger Of blood, that he
may die" ~" $5.s ss.:
With cry OF mingled pain and rage,
the man from the mountain canyon
sprang from the back Of the burro and
advanced nearer the speaker, while
the animal, frightened by the sudden
movement Of his rider, dashed through
the crowd and ran to a thicket of
pines some distance down the road.
Thu disturbance caused the preach
err to pause, but he soon continued.
thine eve shall not pity him, but
life shall go for life-so shalt thou
put away the guilt of innocent blood
from Israel" E
r. 'It's a lie? He was guilty! There
amt no innocent blood :. on Israel!
He was guilty!" ~ =. r..
It was the man from the canyon who
with excited gestures, shouted these
words. The crowd, startled and
amazed, pressed forward, and some
were about to lay hands upon him.
During his career David Broxton
had witnessed many manifestations OF
emotion, when the hammer of con-
science had struck upon the door of
thesoul, but this outburst exceeded any
thing in his experience hitherto, and
for a moment he was completely
overcome. Recovering he. calmly.
said: ''Lay no hand upon this
brother. He is staggering under
some burden CRATER than he can
bear. Go from this place and leave
him with me. l will speak again to
you on the morrow. Go, and may
grace, mercy, and peace go with you"
Silently the little gathering of list
eners dispersed, and the man whose
soul had cried out was left alone With
the preacher.
"Friend," said the latter, "tell me
your trouble that may help you"
"Who told you there was inherent
blood on Israeli" asked the still
agitated man.
ri speak but the words of God," re-
piled the preacher. Lay your burden
at his feet. Confess unto him less his
wrath overtake you. Let me take
your hand while you speak of your
sorrow"
The troubled man whispered "Come
close. l had a wife in the States. She
was purifier than a blue-bell o. the
Rockies. She was gentle, an there
warn't no spot on her. I loved her.
l had little home, bright and lovely,
an one night when I come to that
home, there was man there, an he
had my wife, my Kate, q settin' ON his
knees-his arms was round her, an
his lips was kissin' her. I seen him,
an l." Seized by some sudden i'm
pulse, he ceased speaking. Letting go
the hand of the evangelist, he said,
"No, l will tell you nothing"
"My FRIEND" said David, "I am sor-
ry for your unhappiness. The misery
OF a memory seems to be with you,
and the voice OF conscience is crying
aloud. Your soul is in the dark, but
if you seek it the light will come. If
you have sinned, repent; if you have
suffered wrong, forgive.
mo! Curse him! llnot forgive him"
Unloading This outburst, the evangel-
list continued. "Put away bitterness
from your heart, and in the quiet OF
your home speak gently with God OF
your sorrow, as gently as when she
you loved did listen. He will hear
and receive you, and in his pardon
you shall escape condemnation"
The two men walked to the thicket
OF pines, where the burro still remain
ed browsing among some tufts of scant
grass.
"Preacher," said his companion, aft
or he had mounted the animal, II
wish I was different, but l can't be-,
an there amt no use trying can't
repent, cause / can't forgive him.
David shook him warmly by the
hand and said, "Don't forget to speak
gently-that will make you different.
/ will look for you at the meeting to-
morrow"
Tomorrow, mebbe I'll be different
tomorrow, an if am, mebbe I'll tell
you then. Good night"
Good night, friend"
The evangelist gazed after him as he
rode slowly away. The moon looked
over the snow-capped peaks and
Hooded the canyon with g. sea OF
white splendor. The rider entered the
canyon and disappeared behind o line
of granite boulders. Once again he
came into view in winding pathway
far down the rocky valley. Waves Of
light from the moons sea of splendor
rolled DER him, and for a moment he
seemed to David to have been washed
and made winter than snow.
II trust he may be-" fervently
whispered the preacher as he turned
and walked away.
There was no peace that night for
the occupant of the cabin on the led &c
above the stream. Within his soul g.
thousand emotions battled with the
fierceness of tigers. Nameless terrors
seized upon him. Black shadows
lurked in the corners of the cabin. Ar.
rows of the moonlight shot Through
the chinks between the slabs. They
seemed like threatening swords. He
piled the fireplace high with pine
knots and set fire to them, thinking
to find refuge in a blaze of light. He
seized branch and struck at the lark
one,scattering it in smoking fragments
about the room. He sobbed over the
fair one and tried to kiss it's lips of
flame. He cried aloud, II won't for
give him! ! can't repent! Curse him!
Curse hin1r S.... 5.5 81.
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